The U.S. government will pay for the legal defense of IRS employees sued as part of the tax-exempt targeting scandal.

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The Justice Department has hired the Downtown Cincinnati offices of two law firms to represent the personal interests of 19 Internal Revenue Service workers in a federal lawsuit filed against the agency and its employees over this year's targeting scandal, The Enquirer has learned. The government has contracted with the firms of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and Squire Sanders LLP for up to $200 an hour plus expenses.